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Former Brazil soccer international Richarlyson has revealed he is bisexual, saying he now wonders if things will “get better” after years of suffering homophobic abuse in the sport. Richarlyson, who played for Brazil in 2008, said on a podcast released by Grupo Globo on Friday that he chose to speak up after many people urged him to take a stand. “Today I have decided to speak out: I am bisexual. If that’s what was missing, there you go. Now I want to see if things will really get better, that’s my question,” Richarlyson said. ALSO READ | Swiss Court Acquits PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Jerome Valcke Gets Suspended Sentence “All my life I’ve been asked if I’m gay. I’ve dated men and I’ve dated women too … I’m normal, I have desires”. A former left back and midfielder, Richarlyson played for some of Brazil’s biggest clubs, including Sao Paulo FC and Atletico Mineiro. He won the national league three times, along with a FIFA Club World Cup for Sao Paulo and the … [Read more...] about Former Brazil International Richarlyson Comes Out as Bisexual

From Bollywood to OTT, actress Shweta Tripathi is someone who has ruled every space she has been in and she ensures that she’s enjoying whatever she is doing. The actress, who made her debut with a teenage drama in 2009, is now one of the most bankable and popular faces on OTT and has also given hitmakers on the big screen. In a free-wheeling chat with News18.com, she opened up about her working process and shared that she never wants to limit herself as an actor, to any platform. Talking about her transition from the big screen to OTT, the Escaype Live actress said, “When you do a feature film, it ends soon but with a series, it goes on for some time. I did Golu (Mirzapur) five years back and then season 2 happened and the third season will be coming out as well. With time, you improve as a human and also as an actor. Now the challenge is to match that and take everything forward. OTT gets into layers more because people have more time. It is like making 2-3 feature films which is … [Read more...] about Shweta Tripathi: Don’t Want to Limit Myself, Want to Do International, Regional Projects As Well | Exclusive

Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine , a key Ukrainian city Severodonetsk was under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment recently. As per reports, despite fierce resistance from the outgunned Ukrainian military, the Moscow troops have been pummelling eastern Ukraine for weeks and are slowly advancing. With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces tightening their grip on the strategically important city of Severodonetsk in the Donbas , its twin city of Lysychansk is now coming under heavier bombardment. As per news agency AFP , Moscow is seeking to seize a vast eastern swathe of the country after being pushed back from Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine following their February invasion. Meanwhile, amid the crisis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that Ukraine and Russia are a long way from ending the war through negotiations. He further added that Putin wrongly believed he could dictate the terms of peace. Kyiv Russians focus firepower to seize 2 … [Read more...] about Russia-Ukraine live updates | Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine

Three Russian officials won a court ruling Thursday to overturn being barred from this weekend’s International Weightlifting Federation elections. The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld appeals by Maxim Agapitov, who is an IWF board member, Dmitry Chernogorov and Aleksandr Kishkin. All three were excluded last month from the elections by a panel vetting potential candidates. The IWF-appointed panel did not have authority to make what were effectively disciplinary decisions against the Russians, CAS said in a statement. Although Russian teams and athletes have been banned from many international competitions because of the country’s part in the war in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee and most Olympic sports have not suspended their members from Russia. Qatar Face Humiliating Defeat Against Northern Irish Team Linfield Ahead Of World Cup The CAS verdict should clear the three men to stand for various IWF positions, including president, at the two-day … [Read more...] about Russians Win Court Ruling Ahead of Weightlifting Elections

BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Friday he has asked judges for authorization to resume his investigation “as quickly as possible” into the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines. Judges last September authorized Prosecutor Karim Khan to investigate alleged crimes against humanity between Nov. 1, 2011 and March 16, 2019, linked to the deadly crackdown. However, the probe was suspended last November after the Philippines said in a letter to ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan that it already is investigating the crimes and so the international court doesn’t have jurisdiction. “The court may only exercise jurisdiction where national legal systems fail to do so, which is certainly not the case in the Philippines,” the letter said, citing domestic investigations. However, Khan has now sought to resume his probe, saying in a statement that “I have concluded that the deferral requested by the Philippines is not warranted, and that the … [Read more...] about Intl court prosecutor seeks to reactivate Philippines probe

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 8 Coming out as transgender as an adult? Never easy. Coming out as a transgender woman when you’re someone with a public profile? Harder still. Coming out as a transgender athlete in 2022, in the United States, in today’s political climate? That’s a test of strength that might intimidate any trans person coming to terms with a decision to come out, even during Pride season. For Gisele Mayordo, known to professional wrestling fans as Gisele Shaw of Impact Wrestling, it was not a question of what’s going on in the rest of the world. The 33-year-old Filipino wrestler picked her time to come out publicly: Friday, June 24, 2022, at Toronto Pride in Canada. “There is really no perfect time to be coming out,” Mayordo told The Chronicle. “It’s my journey. Now just felt right for me.” Impact is a pro wrestling promotion based in Nashville, right in the U.S. … [Read more...] about Pro wrestler Gisele Shaw ready to come out as trans: ‘I’m taking my power back’

GMR Airports Limited (GAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited, on Thursday said it won a bid for the development and operation of Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Indonesia. Angkasa Pura 2 (AP2), the state-owned enterprise and the bidding authority for the Medan Airport has informed that they have completed the best and final evaluation process for selection of strategic partnership for the aerodrome and have announced GMR Airports as the Winning Bidder, a press release from GMR said. Medan is the fourth-largest urban area in the country and is the capital of North Sumatra province. GMR will enter into a 49:51 partnership with AP2 for this project. The consortium will transform Kualanamu International Airport into Western International hub of Indonesia, it said. The airport handled more than 10 million passengers in 2018. The project scope includes operation, development and expansion of the airport over a period of 25 years. Kualanamu International Airport is an … [Read more...] about GMR Wins Bid for Development, Operations of Kualanamu Int’l Airport in Indonesia

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron may be weakened at home after parliamentary elections forced him into political maneuvering, but on the international stage the French president has the resources to remain one of the most influential world leaders. France’s foreign allies closely watched Sunday’s elections where Macron’s alliance won the most seats but lost its majority in the National Assembly, France’s most powerful house of parliament. The outcome has made the 44-year-old centrist’s life significantly harder at home, rendering the implementation of his agenda — such as pension changes and tax cuts — more difficult. Yet it is not expected to derail his international agenda in the immediate future. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Macron has been at the epicenter of international diplomacy and, despite a historic shift in French politics and growing polarization, … [Read more...] about Troubled at home, France’s Macron remains a key world player

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 15 GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Tents, food and medical supplies rolled into the mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan where thousands were left homeless or injured by this week’s powerful earthquake, which state media said killed 1,150 people. A new aftershock Friday took five more lives and deepened the misery. Among the dead from Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake are 121 children, but that figure is expected to climb, said Mohamed Ayoya, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan. He said close to 70 children were injured. Overstretched aid agencies said the disaster underscored the need for the international community to rethink its financial cut-off of Afghanistan since Taliban insurgents seized the country 10 months ago. That policy, halting billions in development aid and freezing vital reserves, has helped push … [Read more...] about Aftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead

Extreme ocean temperatures have led to what scientists believe is the largest ever bleaching of sea sponges in New Zealand . Researchers last month warned the issue could rapidly become widespread after discovering mass bleaching for the first time off the country’s southern coastline. The sponges, which should have been a healthy, velvety brown, had been bleached white and were spotted under the water in Breaksea Sound and Doubtful Sound fjords in Fiordland. At the time, Prof James Bell, a marine ecologist from Victoria University of Wellington, estimated hundreds of thousands of the sponges had been bleached. However investigations at six more sites in Fiordland since then have found millions of sponges have been affected. Recommended World’s largest carbon-sucking factory starts operation in Iceland ‘The climate crisis is a reality’: Africa’s summer of extremes Against the odds: The fight to save sea turtles in Ras Baridi … [Read more...] about Extreme ocean temperatures cause record bleaching of New Zealand sea sponges